19+ hour, 17+ min ago   (1424+ words) The mismatch is striking. On one side, warnings of existential risk, maybe a 10% chance of the end of civilization. On the other, government paralysis. The drumbeat about unpredictable, out-of-control artificial intelligence agents increased dramatically in the past several weeks. Washington…...

17+ hour, 31+ min ago   (223+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — Earlier this week, Jackson Flora got his first taste of professional playoff baseball. Now, he’ll have another chance to pitch in the postseason — in a more difficult environment. Flora, the Giants’ top pitching prospect, has been promoted from…...

18+ hour, 17+ min ago   (188+ words) PLEASANT HILL — A local resident in his 50s is facing 11 felony charges after police raided his home and seized guns, firearm parts, and thousands of rounds of ammunition, according to court records. The 56-year-old Pleasant Hill man faces 11 felony counts of…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (185+ words) The Mercury News A fire near the Bay Area Rapid Transit Coliseum station has caused major delays and service disruptions in the East Bay, officials said Saturday. BART said there was a major delay on the Berryessa Line in the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (271+ words) BERKELEY — Saturday marked the 16th anniversary of the unsolved homicide of Adolfo Ignacio Celedón Bravo and police are once again offering $50,000 to anyone who can help solve the case. On Sept. 12, 2010, Celedón — nicknamed “Fito” — was walking home from a party with…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (567+ words) A first-of-its-kind roller coaster coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain that combines three ride experiences into one will take thrill seekers on an off-road motorcycle ride over rugged hillside terrain. The new Thrill Glider multi-launch flying suspended motorbike coaster already…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (162+ words) Los Gatos High had an elaborate pregame ceremony before its game against Clovis featuring first responders and a flyover from two F-15s, then battled on the field... Dear Abby: I want to know how my friend died. My letter to his…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (531+ words) Fremont and Union City quietly ended their use of a $2.6 million police dispatch system after the newly acquired software “experienced unexpected instability” during service calls. Fremont, which contracts with Union City to provide dispatch services, used computer-aided dispatch software (CAD)…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (218+ words) The Mercury News Northern California is under a heat advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 4:47 p.m. The advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. The NWS San Francisco CA informs, “Hot conditions with temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (256+ words) REDWOOD CITY – A man arrested last month after a grill he left on on his balcony was suspected to have been the origin of a massive six-alarm fire that destroyed much of his Foster City condominium complex and displaced nearly…...